Elijah E. Hernandez

Elijah E. Hernandez is a Mexican-American born and raised in California who has ancestral ties to a family of pachucos in Downey, Paramount, Downtown Los Angeles, and East Los Angeles. He belongs to the southwest Calo lineage with a connection to La Purissima Mission State Park that dates back to 1787 and is the 11th mission located on El Camino Road (Royal Road). Elijah is the first civilized member of his family, the first to graduate with a high school diploma, and the first to achieve a community college certificate.